Glasgow Business . 45 www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com


1,500 and counting... It is estimated that Glasgow city centre has more than 1,500 stores. These include the 'Style Mile' which incorporates the likes of Buchanan Galleries, St. Enoch Centre, House of Fraser, Princes Square, the Argyll Arcade, John Lewis and Debenhams


see these areas being included in the wider tourism strategies or area regeneration plans to help increase footfall.”


Vital personality


Anne Ledgerwood is General Manager of St. Enoch Centre and Chair of the City Centre Retail Association. She believes the health of the retail sector shows the city's vibrancy. “Te employment retail provides and the revenue it generates are important, but it’s also a vital part of the ‘brand’ of the city.” Despite the growth of online


and out of town shopping, Anne is of the opinion that every city centre has a unique ‘personality’. “Events such as the retail


festival show how people can work together to develop that personality. Te 'People Make Glasgow’ brand has been successful for the city and the 17,000-strong retail workforce has a big part to play in reinforcing that brand.” She was encouraged by the


extent of retail engagement with the festival (approximately 150 retailers were involved in one way or another) and the partnership struck up with public sector bodies such as Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and Glasgow City Council. “It shows that everyone pulling


together can make things happen – we have to take that spirit and build on it.”


ADVERTORIAL


STAFF TRAINING TO GROW BUSINESSES


It’s an exciting time at City of Glasgow College. You may have heard about our new, state-of- the-art, city centre campuses; an investment of £228 million. So, as one of Scotland’s largest business education and training providers, with a reputation built on delivering quality training, we have never been better placed to help with your training needs. Our knowledge, skills and


experience cover an extensive range of subject areas and we can provide short courses to major projects, so we can help whatever the scale of your requirements. We can help you define your training requirements and implement a training strategy that’s right for your employees and your business. Flexibility is key and we are able


to put together bespoke training packages, targeted to meet the needs of your business. A bespoke package means you can work directly with a trainer and save time


and money by bringing a course in-house, reducing the cost per delegate, saving on travel expenses and time away from the office. Overall, enhancing the skills


of your workforce is key to the growth of your business, it's performance and future-proofing your competitive edge in an ever changing marketplace. To discuss your training requirements please contact the College on 0141 375 5571 or email commercial@ cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk


ADVERTORIAL


A LITTLE HELP WHEN IT’S MOST NEEDED…


Some would say that the changes to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 couldn’t have come at a worse time. With budgets being tightened across whole industry sectors there’s no money available for the all the extra work involved in understanding the new standard, let alone implementing the new requirements. We are seeing organisations, who are looking to achieve certification, no longer thinking it’s financially viable and those who have already achieved it are wondering how they are going to maintain their system, never mind the transition to a new version of the standard. So the team at QMI has put


together a number of packages with our keenest prices and choice of payment options that we think we can tailor to most organisations' requirements. We understand that times are tight but we also know that any time and resources already invested in a


project cannot be discarded simply because there doesn’t appear to be a way forward. We are confident that we can


help you get back on track whether that be to gain a new certification, maintain an existing certification or transition to the revised standards for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. We have a professional and experienced team from a variety of backgrounds who have been working with the new and existing standards and are familiar with the requirements as they apply to our clients... so what have you got to lose? Give us a call or check out our website – we might just surprise you.


FIND OUT MORE QMI Scotland Limited Tel: 01224 626 290 22 Crimon Place, Aberdeen AB10 1RX • 272 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JR


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52